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insinuatingly adverb uk /ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪ.tɪŋ.li/ us /ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪ.t̬ɪŋ.li/ in a way that suggests ideas without saying them directly: She has an insinuatingly persuasive way of talking. The opening scene of the film builds up the tension slowly and insinuatingly. "I'm sure there must be a good reason why everybody wants to be friends with her," said Mr Brown insinuatingly. The music has an insinuatingly subtle way of capturing and holding your attention. She insinuatingly suggested that I might feel better if I lost a little weight. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Suggestions & proposals about bounce something off someone can't co-sponsor co-sponsorship drop imply make noisesidiom maybe move mover nomination on the tableidiom proposition put someone to somethingidiom put something in put something up resubmission resubmit table
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